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 Definitions of dead letter  [ˈdɛdˌhɛd]  

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Definition of 'dead letter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dead letter
a letter that is not deliverable or returnable by the post office.

2.  dead letter
a law no longer enforced but not formally repealed.

Etymology:  (1570–80)

Definition of 'dead letter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dead letter, non-issue
the state of something that has outlived its relevance

2. (noun) dead letter, dead mail
mail that can neither be delivered nor returned

'dead letter' - Nearby Entries  

dead  dead heat  dead language  dead letter  deadlight  deadline  deadliness  



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